The scandal of ‘criminalising’ mental health patients

Community and faith groups condemn the rapid rise in prisoner suicide rates

Tuesday 2 January 2008

Human rights group Black Mental Health UK have added their voice to the growing numbers of community and faith organisation who have condemned the rapid rise in the numbers of suicides of people in prison over the last 12 months.
Government statistics [...]

Black Mental Health UK

About us
Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) was established in 2006 to raise awareness and address the stigma associated with mental illness.
The aim of our work is to see a reduction in the inequalities in the treatment and care of people from African Caribbean communities who use mental health services, and to inform these communities on [...]

The Destitution Trap

 

 

http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/campaigns/destitution/april09_mp_action.aspx

 
Please take action now to end destitution of refused asylum seekers.
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An atrocity by stealth

Through my eyes

 
Alongside From War to Windrush, the Imperial War Museum is also launching a new online exhibition as part of the Their Past Your Future programme entitled Through My Eyes: Stories of Conflict, Belonging and Identity. The exhibition will illustrate the ways in which various twentieth century conflicts have made people rethink or reaffirm their own [...]

Iniva

Iniva creates exhibitions, publications, multimedia, education and research projects, designed to bring the work of artists from culturally diverse backgrounds to the attention of the widest possible public.
 
http://www.iniva.org/
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Autograph APB

Autograph ABP is a charity, originally established in 1988 as an international, non-profit-making, photographic arts organisation that educates the public in photography, with a particular emphasis on addressing issues of cultural identity and human rights.  It was converted into a charity in 2007.  We produce our own programme of exhibitions, educational events and publishing, and [...]

Exiled writers Ink.

Exiled writers Ink. Provides a platform for the work of artists living in exile in the UK and mainland of Europe through performance, publishing, and training activities.  We believe that the literature, art and culture of exile can provide a focus for communication and integration throughout society, and act as a force for positive change.
 
http://www.exiledwriters.co.uk/ 
 
 

United Nations High Commission for Human Rights:

The UN refugee agency
 
http://www.unhcr.ch